Professional Experience:

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Entrepreneur/Technologist – Lumenflex, Inc.

Weaverville, NC

- Developed wearable LED lighting products for work and recreation.

- Created product testing procedures, prepared engineering specifications and established manufacturing processes.

- Managed component sourcing and the supply chain.

- Oversaw Wordpress website creation for “lumenflex.com”.

2/09 – 7/12

Wind Site Manager – Global Field Operations

General Electric Energy

- Provided on-site leadership to facilitate component delivery, wind tower erection, electrical commissioning, and project turnover.

- Met regularly with customers to ensure that project requirements were consistently met.

- Developed plans of action to accommodate changes in cost and schedule.

- Determined manpower needs and utilized staff competencies to maximize performance.

- Worked with EHS resources to ensure that GE personnel maintained strict compliance to safety procedures.

- Developed a cost reduction initiative for pre-construction site mobilization.

11/04 – 10/08

Manager - Server Design for Manufacturability

Dell Inc, Austin, Texas

- Led the Design for Manufacturability team (U.S., Brazil, China, Malaysia, Ireland, Taiwan, India) to provide solutions for integrating new server designs into existing manufacturing facilities.

- Initiated a global survey of manufacturing goals which were incorporated into design guidelines for new server platforms.

- Coordinated factory launches of new products with Development Engineering, Operations, Build Teams, Test, and Quality Engineering.

- Oversaw preparation of factory assembly instructions for server platforms.

- Established a governance process for Business Process Improvement (BPI) projects to provide mangers with a reliable method for tracking progress on BPI initiatives.

- Initiated training for Austin and Nashville factory engineers to access CAD (Pro- Engineer) databases of platforms under development.

10/97 – 11/04

Product Development Engineer - Notebooks

Dell Inc, Austin, Texas

-Held positions as mechanical designer, technical lead, and team lead covering the development of eleven notebook platforms.

- Implemented designs for notebook housing in both plastic and magnesium, LCD assemblies, EMI shielding, antennas, passive and active cooling, hard drive enclosures, hinges, notebook docking, keyboards, and touchpads.

- Steered circuit board development through modifications to board outlines, trace routing, selection of electrical connectors, and verification of component clearances using Allegro and ECAD-MCAD conversion tools.

- Conducted platform reviews with Industrial Design, Safety and Regulatory, New Product Operations, Design for Manufacturability, Shock and Vibration, Usability, and Reliability.

- Presented regular updates to engineering management; moderated mechanical and cross-functional conference calls globally.

- Developed a training seminar in the use of Six Sigma tolerance analysis for Dell’s engineering associates in Taiwan, Korea and China.

- Provided editorial input during the preparation of notebook User Manuals.

3/96 – 10/97

Mechanical/Thermal Engineering Contractor

Dell Inc, Austin, Texas

- Collaborated on cooling solutions for notebook platforms.

- Prepared summary reports and made recommendations to optimize cooling.

- Served as Dell liaison to Intel’s thermal engineering group in San Jose, California.

International Experience:

- Supported Dell’s product development during numerous trips to Asia (Taiwan, Korea, Malaysia, and China).

Education:

BS (Mechanical Engineering) The University of Texas at Austin U.S.

Patents:

No. 5,486,177: Patella Planer with Adjustable Stop.

No. 6,175,493: Heat Transfer from Base to Display Portion of Portable Computer.

No. 7,085,132: Vertically Docking An Information Handling System to A Media Slice.

No. 7,380,143: Battery System Configurations for Docking Components.

Supplementary:

- EIT certification (1996).

- CAD trained in Pro Engineer/Wildfire.

- Avid photographer trained in field and studio work.

- Website development skills in HTML, CSS, Javascript, Dreamweaver, and Web Usability.

6 Indian Trl Weaverville, NC 28787

512-***-****

ad3c14@r.postjobfree.com

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